She’s a fantastic writer with great insight, tons of wisdom, and a plethora of encouragement, and she had received the same award herself a few days before!

Thanks so much Tina for nominating me, this was a first for me also and I truly appreciate it!

I love that this award came at this time because my husband and I just attended an awards banquet a few weeks ago for the company he works for. Each of the employees were recognized and awarded for their number of years of commitment to the company. It was neat to meet and spend time with the CEO of this very successful company, to watch his humble presence and mannerism was absolutely remarkable! So the idea of awards was already fresh in my mind from that.

It got me thinking of God’s humble attitude with us and how He longs to award us in Heaven one day.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10

Blogging Recognition Award: How it works?

Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog. Write a post to show your award. Give a brief story of how your blog started. Give two pieces of advice to new bloggers. Select fellow bloggers for this award. Let each nominee know you’ve nominated them and leave a link to your post.

How my blog got started:

I’ve been writing since I was a young teenager. I always kept diaries as a teen but when I read over them in my late teen years I destroyed them because I thought they were ridiculous. I wrote (some) during college in one of my English classes after the death of my dad and that was such a stress reliever.

Then I took a looong break from writing and in 2013 when I allowed Jesus to fully grab my attention I picked up a notebook and pen and began writing again—mostly quotes, or different ways God spoke to me. I remember being in Haiti a few years ago with a best friend of mine and I journaled a lot while I was there because I wanted to hold the moment captive, it was such a sweet impressionable time. Anyway my friend and her family would joke, “Alicia, are you writing a book while you’re here?”….but I couldn’t help it, I just had to write about the experience of being in Haiti. Sometimes pictures just can’t capture a moment the way words have the capability to do so and that was definitely one of those times.

Over the past few years I’ve been reading devotions from Proverbs 31 ministry, which are emailed to me every week day and I just loved these women’s style of writing and I learned from it and sort of adopted it. When some of my writings resembled devotion type styles like theirs I decided I wanted to be able to share with others how God had and is working in my life. My only goal through this blog is to point others to Christ, that’s it. I just want to see people saved, that’s all.

Writing has been a huge element in understanding myself better and for that I praise the only One who deserves credit. As long as God continues to prod at my heart to write, I’ll do so! When God uses my writings to speak something to you I hope you glorify Him:) FYI I pray a quick prayer over each post before hitting publish, that God would use it to reach people…For His Purpose.

Two pieces of advice for fellow bloggers:

Be Real. If it’s something you can’t see yourself saying to someone in a conversation then you probably shouldn’t be writing it. Just simply write what’s on your heart, people love and are drawn to genuine character. When someone can relate to what you’ve shared in your writing, relationships have the opportunity to grow.

Get Active. And in an ever crazed world of athletic emphasis and health nuts, I’m not referring to sports! What I am suggesting is that you seek out fellow bloggers who share the same interests as you, follow one another’s blog and from there encourage and build one another up by hitting the like button and commenting on posts.

Now I’d love to nominate other bloggers whose words have encouraged and inspired me along the way.

It’s not necessary to repost your nomination, if you would rather not that’s totally fine. If so just follow the Instructions above. Regardless I want to recognize you for the purpose of my blog and how you’ve inspired me through the comments you’ve left on my blog or something you’ve written on your own blog. Thanks so much, keep “write” on with your amazing blogging adventure!

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Author: alimw2013

About For His Purpose~
My name is Alicia and I'm a thirty-something year old who loves Jesus.
Only through God’s amazing grace and mercy I have been redeemed from past regret and shame. Reading His word has allowed me to look past Satan’s forceful lies, to see myself for who Christ says I am in Him.
Through writing I have learned why I made the choices I made in my younger years and I now have a better understanding of why I desire to love God like crazy these days.
Despite my daily failures, God remains faithful always. I am reassured of His unconditional love for me by every ink-drop spilled out on paper, each committed prayer as I cry out to Him, and deep understanding reflected through reading His word as truth.
Yes keeping a blog will make me vulnerable to others’ opinions- there will be some who don’t understand, some who may criticize or judge, but on the other hand if just one piece expressed through my writing grabs someone’s attention and directs them to God, then pouring out my heart in a blog for the world to read is worth it. I choose to glorify Him alone through words streaming across a glowing screen.
And it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t reveal the fact that I’m incredibly quirky; I’m my loving husband’s best friend, my vivacious kids’ craziest cheerleader and spiritual trainer (3 John 1:4). I love anything farmhouse and rustic style. I think cupping a warm coffee mug in the palm of my hands is more satisfying than the contents within. I share a common obsession with my husband for the mountains, but I would (without a doubt) settle for waves crashing against my legs at the Atlantic Ocean just as well, and I almost always have a Yorkie curled up on my lap while writing.
*All photos are photographed by forhispurpose.blog and therefore may not be stored or photocopied in any manner.
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You deserve it…I kept wondering why I wasn’t really receiving your post, well I realized WordPress sometimes sets it up so you receive posts immediately, daily or once a week (and if it’s set to once a week then it will only choose 1 post from that week) so I had to be sure to set yours to immediately because I really enjoy your blog stories…when it’s set to immediate notification you receive each post from that blogger;) yaaa!

Thanks Alicia! Well, I don’t believe your nomination was coincidental. Take it as God saying “Well done.” I too had my “coincidences” when I received my nomination. I was working on two pieces that spoke of awards and rewards. One of those pieces is the one I posted today. God is amazing! Keep doing what you’re doing. It’s appreciated, not only by those who read it, but by our Father in Heaven as well. I’m glad that our paths have crossed. It’s been wonderful to learn some about you and your family, and to be encouraged through your posts. ❤

You’re a gifted writer, and have great insight. I have to say, you are CERTAINLY deserving of this nomination. May God give you FAVOR BEYOND MEASURE, and bless everything your hand touches to prosper! 😇

The younger ones are 7, 10, & 12 now…but my two older children are 20 & 24! And YES, one day they’re attached to your hip; your BEST friends, then in what seems like ONLY a moment, they’re off to live their lives independently, out in the world without you. Then it’s in that 20/20 clarity ONLY given us in hindsight, that we see the evidence of the years spent together…it’s a bitter sweet symphony. 🙂